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No. 231,366. Patented Aug. 17,1880.

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JAMES H. SMALL, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

LABEL.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 231,366, dated August1'7, 1880.

Application filed May 25, 1880.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES H. SMALL, of the city of Buffalo, in thecounty of Erie and State of New York, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Labels, of which the following is a specification,reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to that class of labels which are affixed topackages and other articles to be sent away, and which contain theaddress of the person to whom the package or other article is to bedelivered.

The object of the invention is to provide a ready means for keeping arecord of all packages or articles sent, and also to enable the receiverof the package or other article to readily give a receipt for the same.

My invention consists of a book or package of three-part labels, forminga stub, a central or address portion, and an end piece orreceiptvouoher, all bound in book form, numbered consecutively, anddesigned to be printed upon and separated, the central or addressportion having its rear side gummed, as will be hereinafter fullydescribed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a bookof my improved labels. Fig. 2 is a reverse view of one of the labelsprovided with the stub and blank receipt.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts in both of the figures.

A represents a number of labels numbered consecutively and provided withsuitable lines and words to permit the ready insertion of the addressand date. The labels are gummed on their reverse side to render themadhesive.

B represents the stubs formed with the la.- bels, each stub bearing thesame number with the adjacent label. The stubs are provided with thesame lines and words as the labels, to permit the same address and datebeing readily written upon the stub that is written on the correspondinglabel.

(No model.)

0 represents the blank receipts arranged at the outer edge of the labelsA, and numbered consecutively, so that the number of each receiptcorresponds with the adjacent label and stub. The receipt-blanks (J areprovided with the necessary lines and words to receive the signature ofthe receiver of the package, the date of reception, and the address ofthe sender, which latter may be printed on the receipt-blanks. The linesof separation between the labels A and the stubs B, and between thevarious labels and blank receipts O, are punctured or pcrforated,sothateach label can be easily separated from its stub and the otherlabels. The blank receipt C is, however, firmly enough attached to eachlabel to prevent it from being accidentally detached.

In using my improved label the address is written on the stub and label,and the label detached from the stub and affixed to the package,together with the receipt O, which, however, is not adhesive, so thatitcan bedetached from the label by the receiver of the package. The stubswill show a complete record of all packages sent, and the returnedreceipts will form vouchers for the same.

I am aware that it is not new to print or construct in book form aseries of stamps composed of a stub, a stamp portion, and a detachablecoupon, and I do not desire to claim, broadly, any such construction;but

I claim as my invention- A book or package ofthree-part labels, formingstub, address, and receipt portions, numbered consecutively andotherwise printed upon, as described, the central or address portionbeing gummed on its reverse side, substantially as and for the purposesset forth.

JAS. H. SMALL.

Witnesses:

JNO. J. BONNER, EDWARD WILHELM.

